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The Weekly Friday Feast

NikNikSenior Contributor22 May 2015, 5:12 pm AEST

The Weekly Friday Feast

Thank goodness it's Friday (or TGIF as some say!)

We thought we would start a thread where we could come together every Friday and "share a meal" and debrief about our week.

To participate, there are 2 requirements -

1) Bring a (virtual) plate of food

2) Bring a topic of discussion

So pull up a virtual chair, post a picture or description of what (virtual) dish you're bringing along and say hi and let us know how your week was.

Looking forward to seeing you at our first Friday Feast!

Chat soon 🙂

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eudemonismSenior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 6:26 pm AEST

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@Adge how are you managing with your cptsd? And what was the emergency bowel surgery caused by? Nearly 50 y/o that's pass the half way mark...

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JacquesSenior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 6:34 pm AEST

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yep @Bill16, watched qualifying today and going to watch the race tomorrow, i hope you will too, 10am till 5pm and don't forget everyone, daylight savings today in VIC and NSW, clocks forward 1 hour

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Bill16Senior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 7:40 pm AEST

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Have a good Bathurst @Jacques

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AdgeSenior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 7:57 pm AEST

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Hi @eudemonism CPTSD impacts daily on my functioning.

What might be considered a minor stress (by some people) is difficult to manage, because it triggers a major stress response.

CPTSD also causes fatigue - so combined with fatigue from Sleep Apnea, that's a double whammy.

My 1st emergency bowel surgery was because a tumor had totally blocked off my bowels - everything was coming up (nothing staying down).

The 2nd emergency surgery (3 days later) was because the 1st surgery went disastrously wrong - the bowel re-join leaked, & I got a major septic infection.

So they totally disconnected my bowels, & left me with a stoma & a bag for 6 months.

Then the 3rd Reversal surgery was to re-connect my bowels (after 6 months), to get rid of the stoma & the bag (& the mess they left me in).

Adge

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eudemonismSenior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 8:24 pm AEST

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@Adge terrible stuff. I don't think anyone would handle that real well. I know a few people who've had bowel problems. Chrones. Stomach cancer. Parts of bowel removed. Those bag things. Even people eating whole prawns and getting sharp bits of shell stuck in the bowel which needed an operation.

I'm a bit worried about myself, getting old and physical health problems. It's kind of like a lottery draw. Eventually something is going to go wrong. I've preyed for good health into my old age. But who knows.

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AdgeSenior Contributor06 Oct 2018, 8:59 pm AEST

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I will pray for good health with you @eudemonism

Maybe our positive expectations will make a difference.

Adge

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MDTSenior Contributor12 Oct 2018, 5:40 pm AEDT

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Good evening forumites who feast
I won't be present again this evening but I hope you all have a good one

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TABSenior Contributor12 Oct 2018, 5:44 pm AEDT

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Ditto hamso @MDT re bed needs me
Here it is @Crazy_Bug_Lady 😸 sorry to love you and leave you I won’t be on here tonight. Hope you drop by tho 😀

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Shaz51Senior Contributor12 Oct 2018, 5:49 pm AEDT

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hugs @TAB, @MDT

Sweet dreams @TAB

what are you doing tonight @MDT

Hello @Crazy_Bug_Lady xxx

Happy Birthday @Former-Member xxx

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MDTSenior Contributor12 Oct 2018, 5:58 pm AEDT

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Going to a meetup group @Shaz51 in my city. Should be good.
Thats two weeks in a row I've missed out on 😞

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